Choose the grammatically correct sentences from the options below:
(A) When we reached the hall, the film already started.
(B) By the time the doctor arrived, the patient had already been shifted to the ICU.
(C) If it will rain tomorrow, the match will be cancelled.
(D) The Rajdhani leaves Patna at 7:10 tomorrow evening.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (D) only
(A) When we reached the hall, the film already started. — Incorrect.
- The film started first and we reached later.
- The earlier of two past actions takes the past perfect: had + past participle (V3).
- Correct form: When we reached the hall, the film had already started.
(B) By the time the doctor arrived, the patient had already been shifted to the ICU. — Correct.
- The patient was shifted before the doctor came.
- So the earlier action is in the past perfect, “had been shifted”.
(C) If it will rain tomorrow, the match will be cancelled. — Incorrect.
- In an “if” part about the future, we use the simple present, not “will”.
- Correct form: If it rains tomorrow, the match will be cancelled.
(D) The Rajdhani leaves Patna at 7:10 tomorrow evening. — Correct.
- The simple present is used for a fixed timetable, even for a future time.
- Train times are fixed in advance.